The GE ES59ACi, also known as the HXN5 () or China Mainline Locomotive, is a type of
diesel-electric locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...
built by
GE Transportation
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and
CRRC Qishuyan for use on freight trains from Harbin to Qiqihar and Mudanjiang in China.
In October 2005,
China Railway
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the China, People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight Rail transport in Chi ...
ordered 700 ES59ACi
Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation and CRRC Qishuyan for delivery in 2008–2009.
Two have been built at
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...
, in 2008; the rest were assembled by Qishuyan at
Changzhou
Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhen ...
in 2008–2010. The first Chinese made loco was unveiled on 25 November 2008.
The initial order was reduced from 700 to an actual 300 units produced.
The locomotive is equipped with a
GE GEVO-16 engine, with an output of .
Gallery
201606 HXN5 at Qiaosi Station.jpg, HXN5-0272 at Qiaosi Railway Station
201607 A freight train with maintance coaches passes Xingqiao Station.jpg, HXN5-0287 at Xingqiao Railway Station
HXN5 0408@NXH (20150503173037).JPG, HXN5-0408 at Fengtai South Signal Base
HXN5 0433@SJN (20150929123743).jpg, HXN5-0433 at Shijingshan South Railway Station
HXN5 0470@NXH (20150913162618).JPG, HXN5-0470 at Fengtai South Signal Base
See also
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C38Emi - variant of
GE Dash 9-44CW operating in Brazil
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GE C36-7
The GE C36-7 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems, GE do Brazil and UGL Rail, A Goninan & Co between 1978 and 1989. It is an updated GE U36C with a 16-cylinder FDL engine, externally similar to the GE C30-7 bu ...
- operated by CR as ND5 locomotives
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China Railways NJ2
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China Railways HXN3
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China Railways HXN5B
References
HXN5
Co′Co′ locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 2008
General Electric locomotives
Qishuyan locomotives
Standard-gauge locomotives of China
Freight locomotives
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